NPR (Geoff Brumfiel) - The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters
Tech millionaires claim China is behind a wave of local opposition to U.S. data centers, while providing little direct evidence.
NPR (Sergio Martínez-Beltrán) - Report: ICE wasted millions, endangered detainees in largest immigration facility
Since the opening of Camp East Montana in Texas last year, immigration lawyers and rights advocates have expressed concerns about conditions inside the facility.
AXIOS (Sam Sabin) - China-based operatives used ChatGPT to shape AI data centers and tariff debates
OpenAI has banned China-linked accounts that used ChatGPT to draft social media influence campaigns targeting U.S. debates over tariffs and AI data centers, the company said Wednesday. Why it matters: The campaigns don't appear to have been effective, but they show how pro-China actors are testing AI tools to amplify existing political and economic divisions in the U.S. Driving the news: OpenAI said it uncovered two operations that used ChatGPT to generate posts, comments and political cartoons about U.S. tech policy. - One campaign, dubbed "Data Center Bandwagon," generated comments and comics claiming AI data centers were driving up electricity prices for American families. - A second operation, "Tech and Tariffs," used ChatGPT to…
AXIOS (Mike Allen) - "Regime Change": New book reveals Trump team's Epstein leak fears
President Trump's top aides so feared leaks about their handling of the Jeffrey Epstein files that they held multiple damage-control meetings in the classified confines of the Situation Room, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan write in "Regime Change ," their hotly awaited book about Trump's second term. - In a New York Times Magazine excerpt , posted today ahead of the book's publication on June 23, the two Times reporters describe in cinematic detail how top Trump officials, including Vice President JD Vance and Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, gathered in the Situation Room last summer to debate how to manage the growing scandal. - The White House is now abuzz over the leak about leak control. Behind the scenes: Vance had "floated to…
NYTIMES (Dana Rubinstein and Benjamin Oreskes) - Mamdani’s Nosebleed Knicks Ticket and the Benefits of Being Mayor
Mayor Zohran Mamdani paid roughly $1,000 for a standing-room-only ticket to Game 3 of the N.B.A. finals, using access to house tickets not available to regular fans.
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NYTIMES (Katie Glueck) - Could Control of Congress Run Through Northern Maine?
The state’s vast rural areas, which make up the swing Second Congressional District, will be important in November.
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ABCNEWS - Trump's arch construction to run 20 hours a day for 2 to 3 years, documents show
To complete Trump's "Triumphal Arch" by the time he leaves office, construction would run 20 hours a day over the next two to three years, according to planning docs.
NYTIMES (E.J. Dionne Jr.) - A Different Kind of ‘Values Voter’ Will Power the 2026 Midterms
A new politics of morality is rising in the Democratic Party.
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NYTIMES (Tim Arango and Jesus Jiménez) - Trump Officials Say ICE Won’t Raid World Cup Games, but Fans Are Worried
Federal agents are there for security, not immigration enforcement, officials say. But trust is fragile after the administration’s recent crackdowns.
NYTIMES (Malia Mendez) - A.I. Chatbot Helps a $100 Thrift Store Painting Sell for Over $250,000
When a son got curious about the origins of a painting his mother bought at a secondhand shop decades ago, Google Gemini had some intriguing thoughts.
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